The Lehman client money judgment: what does it mean for the client money rules | Practical Law
In this article, Patrick Buckingham, a partner in Herbert Smith's Financial Services Regulatory Group, Patricia Horton, a professional support lawyer in that group, and Stephen Gale, a partner in the firm's Restructuring and Insolvency Group, consider the implications of the decision of the High Court in Lehman Brothers International (Europe) v CRC Credit Fund Ltd and others [2009] EWHC 3228 (Ch). This decision represents the most recent statement of the English courts in relation to the treatment of client money, dealing with a range of issues arising under the FSA's client money rules.